WHAT
IN THE WORLD IS A MAN CAVE?

Also
referred to as a “mantuary” and similar
to the meaning of the out-of-date term “bachelor
pad”, a man cave now indicates an enclosed area
in which a man can relax, hang out with friends and
engage in activities commonly associated with men. A
man cave is usually a converted garage, attic or spare
bedroom that may contain cable TV, a sound system, video
game consoles, a recliner, a small refrigerator and
hobby accessories. Decorative items are minimally present
in a man cave and frequently consists of sports posters
or neon bar signs.

Man caves are associated with married men who need a
place they can entirely call their own. Because women
are usually in control of a home's interior appearance,
some men may feel the urge to just “be a man”
and retire to a retreat that reflects his individuality
and personal tastes. In addition, dwelling in a man
cave allows a man to be sloppy, wear dirty clothes and
engage in activities some women find unsuitable around
the children.

Turning a Garage
into a Man Cave
Garages make great places for man caves because men
can escape to a remodeled garage and be themselves for
hours without leaving the home. This can prevent squabbling
with wives or girlfriends who worry about where a man
is or what he is doing when leaving the home for a little
“me-time”.

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Transforming a garage
into a decent man cave is not difficult nor is it
expensive. However, since most garages are cluttered,
disorganized, neglected areas that everyone avoids,
the time spent actually preparing the garage for
the renovation may take longer than the renovation
itself.

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Start by organizing
the garage. Throw away all unnecessary items or
sell them in a garage sale. Hire a professional
garage remodeling company to install wall cabinets
in which to store tools and gardening items. De-cluttering
the garage floor often reveals a large amount of
space a homeowner never knew existed and makes the
process of renovating much easier to imagine.

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For larger items that
need to remain in the garage, Potomac Garage also
provides ceiling storage solutions accommodating
storage of sports equipment, swimming accessories
such as large rafts and inner tubes and even lawnmowers
when they are not in use. Most people do not realize
how much space is available near the ceiling and
how easy it is to access items stored in electronically
controlled ceiling storage racks.

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Cement garage floors
can be covered with comfortable rubbers tiles that
remain securely in place by a system of interlocking
edges. These easy to clean tiles also insulate the
garage by keeping dampness and cold from seeping
through the floor and affecting the garage's temperature.

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Once the garage is
organized and has a new floor, men can now start
moving in their man-cave furniture. Second-hand
sofas and chairs, coffee tables or even an old patio
set make great guest accommodations for times when
men feel sociable and want to bond with their buddies.

One of the most important items in a man-cave is the refrigerator,
which should be large enough to hold the man's favorite
drinks, food and fishing bait. Potomac has rugged and
dependable garage appliances such as refrigerators resistant
to extreme heat and even trash compactors to appease wives
or girlfriends who may be worried about the possibility
of the garage/man-cave turning into a landfill.